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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: zed on February 20, 2007, 16:11:39

Title: vm fuel problem
Post by: zed on February 20, 2007, 16:11:39

can anyone help
while driving my vm has no power when i stop it stalls
its only just started doing it so i thought it was a fuel problem
i changed the filter it was ok for 10 minutes then started doing it again
somebody said i could have air in my fuel system and it needs bleeding
is this the case and how do you bleed the system?
if this isnt the case what else could it be

Title: vm fuel problem
Post by: Range Rover Blues on February 20, 2007, 16:44:14

If it's getting air inn then the metal pipes could be pinholed by rust so that it's dragging air in.  You need a manual to identify the bleeding points but one way is to slacken the unions for the injector pipes and run the engine.

Title: vm fuel problem
Post by: Yoshi on February 20, 2007, 16:45:01

I dont know if its the same as a 300tdi disco, but that had a bleed screw on top of the fuel filter housing, you just keep pumping the accelerator with the ignition on (not engine) and wait til its sold fuel coming out and not air!

Title: vm fuel problem
Post by: zed on February 21, 2007, 17:14:17

thanks for the help

Title: vm fuel problem
Post by: Range Rover Blues on February 21, 2007, 17:18:31

Sorted?

Title: vm fuel problem
Post by: Difflock on February 21, 2007, 21:13:03

Had the same problem on mine,turned out to be the pickup and return pipe's on top of the fuel tank sender unit,pop the round black cover off which is under the boot carpet and I'll bet the pipes are rotten and its pullin air in through em,the area seems to collect all sorts of C**p,leaves/mud etc,it seems to be a known problem something to do with sh***y quality electro plating on the cover,I drilled the old ones out and replaced em with 316L stainless pipe,better than paying £72 for a new one only for it to start all over again in the future

P.S Is it a pig to bleed up and does the back end around the toe bar/rear cross member have an aroamer of diesel,thats how I sussed it,the return pipe was leaking it out into the little well the sender unit sits in

P.P.S if it is the pipes,the union's are a rite T**t to seperate from em,they will need a bloody good soak in duck oil/plus gas,wouldnt bother with Engineer's aftershave (WD40)